The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-04-20

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withheld from Parliament information
regarding the state of crime in Ireland,
of which there had been no sufficient In
crease to justify the bill. The only increase
was in menacing letters. Were these out
rages2 A voice, "Yes."l Then he had
been the subject of hundreds of outrages
laughter, but they were always perpe-
!trsted by what was known as the loyal,
law.abidIng party of Ireland" Parnellite
most pious persons in the kingdom,
mostly at the time of the disestab-
lishment OF the Irish Church. Laughter
Proceeding to deal with the bill, Mr.
Gladstone contended that clauses embody-
ing the ~ White-boy" acts ought to be set
out in their full essence. The bill was to
suppress any combination to secure re-
duction of rent. It was not intended to
suppress the existence of crime known to
law, but it was bill that made things
crimes that never were crimes. Conspiracy
was already punishable crime, therefore,
the introduction of the conspiracy
clause in the present bill
might fairly be called nonsense.
The tenant refusing to pay rent has the
prospect held out to him of obtaining re-
duction by becoming a bankrupt, at the
same time he would get the benefit of six
months of hard labor. Laughter. Was
the bill aimed at the nation? Parnellite
cheers. The boycotting done in England,
especially among the upper clas-
In Ireland it was done from necessity
TCheers.l The more bills of this kind
passed, the more the House would
strengthen Mr.. Parnelps influence. He
had no doubt the bill would lead to an in
crease of crime and secret societies. Legis-
Iation sgsinst the nation was vain and
futile. The combinations in Ireland could
not be suppressed. The question was, By
whom were these combinations to be
guided? He maintained, by those re-
spOnsIbe to Parliament.
The Government most unwillingly was
going to encourage even the extreme
forms Of violence. In his opinion, those
familiar with the idea of the dynamite and
dagger looked with satisfaction upon
the proceedings of the present Government.
-CheeTsl In this view the bill was poison.
He would not present it to the lips of Ire
land. II must be presented by other
hands, and it would be an honor and
source of happiness to him to think that
be was permitted to have the smallest
share in dashipg it to the ground.
Mr.. Gladstone resumed his seat amid
loud cheers. Messrs. Balfour and Parnell
rose together, and after standing some time
amid cheers and courier cheers the speaker
recognized Mr.. Balfour.
Mr.. Balfour began by advising Mr.. Saxton
If he could to bring action for libel against
the Times as the best way to refute the
charges made by that paper. AS to the
pledge asked by Mr.. Gladstone in reference
to the land bill, he said of course
the Government was committed to every
bill of first class importance. He
complained that the opposition denounced
a measure, which he believed would do
more TO stop the harshness operation of
the land law in Ireland than anything ever
proposed by the Government of England,
Mr.. Parnell followed. He said Balfour,
with Characteristic unfairness, refused him
at the time when his words would
have reached the outside world in
the ten minutes he craved to refer
to bare-faced forgery. [Cheers from
Irish Members. Printed IN the Times
obviously for no other purpose than to in
huence a division. He thought he was
entitled to an opportunity TO expose
this deliberate attempt to blacken his
character in time 10 reach the outside
world. There was no ch ance now. In ad-
dition 10 passing this coercion act, the dice
had been loaded. The great organs
of public opinion were to be permitted to
pay miserable creatures to produce
these calumnies who would be safe under
such circumstances? When he heard of
the concoction IN the Times he supposed
that some autograph of his had fallen into
the hands Of some person for whom it
was not intended, but when he saw
the letter he said plainly the signature was
an audaClous, unblushing fabrication. He
failed to understand how the conductors of
what used to be a respectable journal
could have been hoaXed and bambOOZled
into publishing those letters of his.
Cheers
Numbers who had compared the forgery
with his signature, would see that or.y
f1NKr Il
resemblance TO his autograph, and the
Times could have seen the same. He
had never heard Of nor saw any
such letter until it appeared in the Times.
lParnellite cheers ! Its phraseology was
absurd and its purpOTt prepOsterous, and
every part of it bore evidence of
absolute and lrrefreragible want
Of genulneness. He had never known the
late Forster's life to be in danger or that
there was any conspiracy against
him. He did not know anything
of the conspiracy of the lnvinclbles
nobody was more surprised than himself
when the blow fell upon their victims. If
he had been in Phoenix Park
that day, he would have gladly
stood between Lord Cavendish and the
dsggers of the assassins, or between
the daggers and Burke. Irish cheers He
suffered more than any other man from
that terrible deed, and Ireland
had suffered more than any other
nation. 1t was absolutely untrue
that the National League had any
communication whatever, direct or indi-
rect, with Fenian organization in Amer
ica. He had not had any dealing with any
body in America with respect to proceedings
or doines of any societies. ALI his sayings.
doings and connection with Irish public life
had been open and above board. [Cheers.
AS to the bill under discussion, it was the
most drastic measure proposed since 1888.
1t would impower the Government
the subject political opponents to the treat
ment reserved for the worst criminals
in England [Cheersl. The great heart
of the English people was against
the bill. He hoped that the
country would make its voice
heard before the committee stage was
reached. He trusted in God that the Eng
lish nation and Parliament would be saved
from peril and degradation of passing such
measure Icheersl.
Tne result OF the division on the Samuel
son amendment was received with cheers,
but there was little excitement.
THAT ALLEGED PARNELL LETTER.